HP Integrity Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Embedded Security Chip

AB404A is the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), an embedded security chip accessory for the HP Integrity rx3600 and HP Integrity rx6600 servers. The same chip option serves the rx2660, so all three zx2-based Integrity servers can take it.

The chip is a low-cost embedded security chip option that sets up a foundation for strong protection of sensitive information, including cryptographic keys. Built around industry standards, the TPM is a basis for key storage by securely generating and storing those keys.

HP-UX Trusted Computing Services (HP-UX TCS) is the software support for the TPM when the server runs HP-UX 11i v2. HP-UX 11i TCS goes a step further by providing the infrastructure for managing the TPM and by building it into select features such as HP-UX Encrypted Volumes and File Systems (EVFS).

A typical use is making the unattended boot capability of EVFS more secure, by protecting the EVFS keys with HP-UX TCS and the TPM.

HP-UX TCS needs a zx2-based Integrity server (rx2660, rx3600 or rx6600) with a TPM installed, running the HP-UX 11i v2 September 2006 release or later, along with kernel patch PHKL_35428. TCS and EVFS are downloaded from the HP-UX Software Depot.